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20th Apr 2021

11 more people with Covid-19 have died, 390 new cases

Clara Kelly

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1,208,459 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered across Ireland so far.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 11 additional deaths related to Covid-19 across Ireland.

Of the deaths notified today, four occurred in April, two in March, four in February, and one in January.

The median age of those who died was 83 years and the age range was 50-93 years. There has been a total of 4,847 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight, Monday 19 April, the HPSC has been notified of 390 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

There has now been a total of 244,297 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland.

Of the cases notified today:

  • 215 are men / 174 are women
  • 67% are under 45 years of age
  • The median age is 34 years old
  • 172 in Dublin, 42 in Kildare, 21 in Meath, 20 in Tipperary, 18 in Donegal. The remaining 117 cases are spread across 19 other counties.

As of 8am today, 179 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 48 are in ICU, there have also been 18 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.

As of 18 April, 2021, 1,208,459 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland, 855,512 people have received their first dose, meanwhile, 352,947 people have received their second jab.

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